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Happy Anniversary, Phish!

The first week of December marked 31 years since Phish took the stage for the first time ever at the University of Vermont's Harris/Millis Cafeteria. At the time, the group consisted of Trey Anastasio and Jeff Holdsworth, along with Jon Fisherman and Mike Gordon. At the time they performed under the name Blackwood Convention, and little did the fans in attendance realize they were witnessing the beginning of something very special.

Phish has certainly had a lot to celebrate in 2014, including the release of a brand new album. "Fuego" bowed on June 24, becoming the band's twelfth official studio album and their first since 2009's "Joy." The record, a mix of rock, reggae, soul and bluegrass, spawned three individual releases before the entire project was even made available. The tracks "Waiting All Night," "The Line" and "555" were released the last two weeks of May and the first week of June, and the entire album also streamed for free on NPR's website as part of its "First Listen" series.

Phish has certainly given its fans some memorable live performances this year as well, including a classic Halloween outing that saw the band add its own original music to Disney's "Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House" in Las Vegas. The quartet also returns to the stage on New Year's Eve for the first of four New Year's Run performances in Miami.

Anastasio recently revealed 2015 could be a quiet year for Phish, who are expected to be off the road after the Miami dates and possibly through the spring season.

11/24/13: Phish - The school of fans that follow Phish from coast-to-coast are true devotees, packing hotels and restaurants days in advance of the concerts they've purchased tickets to see. Such was the case on October 31, 2013 in Atlantic City, as fans from as far away as Toronto and Alabama came for all three of the band's three-night, sold-out engagements.

This story will repeat itself every city that Phish plays in, with some fans seeing the band for the 109th time and others for the first. The admiration stems from the fact that Phish remains committed to making music that melds many different genres. Others will say it's the way the band can and will improvise on stage, and how the song selection changes at every show.

Prior to the Halloween run in Atlantic City, Phish staged their very first appearance in Reading, Pennsylvania at the Santander Arena. They opened with "Cars Trucks Buses" and also played cuts like "Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan" and "Ginseng Sullivan." Eventually, "Good Times, Bad Times" brought the show to a raucous close, and the fans packed up and followed the trucks and buses 125 due East to New Jersey.

These shows are the start of a fall tour for Phish, whose members still love older venues that capture a unique, pristine sound. Catch them on the road, including a four-night New Year's Run at Madison Square Garden from December 28-31st.

About Phish

Phish was formed in 1983 by Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman at the University of Vermont. The jam band noted for its improvisation has been performing for well over 20 years, with the exception of a five year hiatus starting in 2004. Phish reunited in 2009 and resumed all prior activities. The band does not get much radio play but it has developed a devoted fan base and has sold millions of albums and DVDs.

Phish is known for consistently changing its set list in order to never have two shows that are exactly the same. Phish tickets are some of the most searched for on SeatGeek and we expect their live success to continue into the next decade. Indeed, the band has a reputation as a spectacle while on tour. Fans follow the group town to town, city to city and state to state in a true grassroots effort to help make them one of the hottest live acts in the world.

The band has recorded 14 studio albums to date, including the latest project, "Joy," on September 8, 2009. In addition, Phish has continued a steady stream of live releases, including the ongoing Live Phish series. The original twenty-volume series was released by Elektra Records and launched during the band's hiatus from October 2000 to December 2002. Current additions to the series include download-only live compilations called "Live Bait," available as MP3s.

Phish has been on the road at various points in 2012, and headlined Bonnaroo with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Radiohead. The setlist included covers of the Velvet Underground's "Rock and Roll" and Kenny Rogers hit "The Gambler." The band will play through the summer, wrapping with back-to-back shows September 1st and 2nd at Dick's Sporting Good Park in Commerce City, Colorado.

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